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Jump to full article: AP, 2008-04-05
Author: THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Intro: Putin recently called for raising life expectancy to 75 by the year 2020 -- a staggering increase.
Andreev of the Max Planck Institute said it was possible, but would need new curbs on alcohol and tobacco, better medical services, and other initiatives requiring both money and ''political will.''
''These will not be popular measures,'' he predicted.
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